Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-28

The great carnival play Michael Stro-
golf" will be profused with its wonders
full scenery at Harper's theatre tonight.
"Michael Strogoff" has record unequal
ed by any similar play known in dram
attic history. No drama was ever SO uni
versally endorsed in SO many different
countries. 1t was originally produced
in the French language at the theatre du
Chatelet, Paris, and ran there continu
ously for 700 performances. nearly two
years. In the meantime a translation of
the great play was made into the English
language, and this was produced at the
| famous Adelphi theatre, London. Here
it ran steadily for nearly one year. Then
the late Samuel Colville, J. H. Hayerly
and Eugene Tomphius bought the Eng
fish version for America. Colville made
money with it and SO did Haverly
Recognizing the great strength of the
play, the strong hold it had upon the
masses of the people, and the great pos
sibillties for spectacular display, Dir.
Charles L. Andrews purchased the piece
and all its American rights. 1t will thus
be seen that Manager Andrews has the
original and only authorized version of
this truly grand Russian drama. This is
the third season of the play in this coun-
try under his management.
The Peoria Transcript says:
Seldom has it been the pleasure of a
Peoria audience to witness as fine play
as Michael Strogof' proved to be last
night The house was crowded, and the
play throughout was greeted with en-
thusiastic applause. Aside from the
spectacular portion, in which is fine
ballet, the play itself is strong, and TIT
story well told. The characters wert
well taken. The time of the play is long
taking nearly three hours. but the grea
audience sat through it ALL and enjoyed
it hugely. The characters of the wv,
newspaper reporters were well sustained
hdu W hCt thS III
roar when they appeared. The wonde
in regard to the drama is how so much O
a cast and so much scenery can be car
ried about the country under one man
agement. Many of the audience las
night were most agreeably disappointed
especially those who had formed the idea
that this drama was chiefly of a spectac'
ular order.
COMEDY.
| On Wednesday and Thursday evening"
We are promised some extraordinary en-
tertainments IN the engagement of tn,
Gilday Comedy Company in collars snt
Cuffs" and Piece of Pie in Thre,
Slices The Buffalo Courier saws:
At the Adelphi this week the principa
character was assumed by Miss Fanni
t Beane, who is most favnrably regarded
by the patrons of Harry Miners theatre,
in New York. Miss Beane is not who'll,
unknown to the frequenters of places o
amusement in this city, having appeared
here once or twice in her specialties Sh,
is true rival of the celebrated Lolita ant
Miss Minnie Palmer. and, in truth, W
can say that Miss Beaue's talents ar
equal if not far superior to either OF th,
above named ladies'. Her mode of acting
and general style is most pleasing to all
10 fact, she is the life OF the stage"
whole show in herself"
Miss Beane's JIG dancing is as enter
tanning as that of Miss Kitty O'Neil's
and her singing is one of the unrevealei
pleasures. A voice of the richest. sweet
est. and of wonderful range, is possessed
; by her, and if personal charms count oil
any stage, she certainly is entitled to frs
place.